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Additional authors

1. Black, Kitty, 1914-
2. Cotes, Peter, 1912-
3. Grew, Mary, 1902-1971.
4. Halligan, Maureen.
5. Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993.
6. Wax, Emanuel.
7. White, Leonard.
8. Acker, Sylvia.
9. Allison, Michael.
10. Berman, Lois.
11. Brown, Tina Tippit.
12. Sargent, Edith Drake.
13. Drake, Ervin.
14. Farrell, Minerva.
15. Hodges, Gil.
16. Hodges, Lonnie.
17. McConnell, Maryanna.
18. Martin, Elliot.
19. Montevecchi, Liliane.
20. Oakie, Victoria Horne.
21. Lewis, Abby.
22. Seymour, John D., 1897-
23. Sosenko, Anna.
24. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003.
25. Taylor, Robert.
26. Tompkins, Robert.
27. Volle, Danielle, -2000.
28. Williams, Maggie.
29. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
30. Blessing, Lee.
31. Dalrymple, Jean.
32. Fugard, Athol.
33. Havoc, June.
34. Hiss, Alger.
35. Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995.
36. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004.
37. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994.
38. Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991.
39. Mason, Marshall W.
40. O'Casey, Eileen.
41. O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
42. Rainer, Luise, 1910-
43. Saddler, Donald.
44. Strasberg, Anna.
45. Strasberg, Lee.
46. Wallace, Hazel Vincent, 1919-
47. Curcio, Vincent.
48. Eliot, Drew.
49. Glenn, Robert.
50. Henderson, Mary C., 1928-2012.
51. Marvin, Blanche.
52. Wilson, Edwin, 1927-

Description

1. 49.61 lf. (121 boxes)

Summary

1. The papers of Lucille Lortel relate the details of her life and career from teen years to her death in 1999, and include correspondence, production files, scripts, programs, production photographs, personal and family photographs, organization files, clippings, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.
2. In addition to documentation of her theatrical enterprises, the Lucille Lortel papers also contain material concerning her family and her husband Louis Schweitzer.

Subject

1. Theater > New York (State) > New York
2. Theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
3. Hiss, Alger > Correspondence
4. White Barn Theatre
5. McConnell, Maryanna > Correspondence
6. Taylor, Robert > Correspondence
7. Clippings
8. Cotes, Peter, 1912- > Correspondence
9. Musical theater > United States
10. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Correspondence
11. Photographs
12. ANTA (Organization)
13. Black, Kitty, 1914- > Correspondence
14. Dalrymple, Jean > Correspondence
15. Glenn, Robert > Correspondence
16. Drake, Edith > Correspondence
17. O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 > Correspondence
18. Wilson, Edwin, 1927- > Correspondence
19. Grew, Mary, 1902-1971 > Correspondence
20. Volle, Danielle, -2000 > Correspondence
21. Off-Broadway theater
22. Eliot, Drew > Correspondence
23. Lucille Lortel Theatre/Theatre de Lys (New York, N.Y.)
24. Farrell, Minerva > Correspondence
25. Berman, Lois > Correspondence
26. Halligan, Maureen > Correspondence
27. Henderson, Mary C., 1928-2012 > Correspondence
28. Saddler, Donald > Correspondence
29. Allinson, Michael > Correspondence
30. Mason, Marshall W > Correspondence
31. Brown, Tina Tippit > Correspondence
32. Martin, Elliot > Correspondence
33. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003 > Correspondence
34. Hodges, Lonnie > Correspondence
35. Oakie, Victoria Horne > Correspondence
36. Rainer, Luise, 1910- > Correspondence
37. Hodges, Gil > Correspondence
38. Lortel, Lucille > Correspondence
39. Strasberg, Lee > Correspondence
40. Wallace, Hazel Vincent, 1919- > Correspondence
41. Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993 > Correspondence
42. Acker, Sylvia > Correspondence
43. Blessing, Lee > Correspondence
44. Marvin, Blanche > Correspondence
45. Curcio, Vincent > Correspondence
46. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 > Correspondence
47. Theatre de Lys
48. Seymour, John D., 1897- > Correspondence
49. Drake, Ervin > Correspondence
50. Scrapbooks
51. Wax, Emanuel > Correspondence
52. Havoc, June > Correspondence
53. Correspondence
54. Sosenko, Anna > Correspondence
55. White, Leonard > Correspondence
56. Strasberg, Anna > Correspondence
57. Montevecchi, Liliane > Correspondence
58. Fugard, Athol > Correspondence
59. Tompkins, Robert > Correspondence
60. Theatrical producers and directors
61. Musicals
62. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994 > Correspondence
63. Williams, Maggie > Correspondence
64. O'Casey, Eileen > Correspondence
65. Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991 > Correspondence
66. Lewis, Abby > Correspondence
67. Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995 > Correspondence
68. Lortel, Lucille > Friends and associates

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.
2. Clippings.
3. Photographs.
4. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 2001-006

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public, with some materials only available on microfilm. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Additional formats (note)

1. are also available on microfilm

Source (note)

1. Lortel, Lucille

Biography (note)

1. Lucille Lortel (1900-1999) began her theatrical career as a performer, eventually turned producer, founded the White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut, acquired the Theatre dy Lys in Greenwich Village, and became a seminal force in the Off-Broadway movement.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Lortel, Lucille.

Title

1. Lucille Lortel papers, 1902-2000.

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public, with some materials only available on microfilm. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Additional formats

1. Scrapbooks are also available on microfilm: The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; service copy number: *ZC-606.

Biography

1. Lucille Lortel (1900-1999) began her theatrical career as a performer, eventually turned producer, founded the White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut, acquired the Theatre dy Lys in Greenwich Village, and became a seminal force in the Off-Broadway movement. Born Lucille Wadler in New York City on December 16, 1900, Lucille Lortel studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and with Arnold Korff in Europe. She had her first notable role in the Theatre Guild's production of Shaw's CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA with Helen Hayes in 1925. Among her motion pictures was the early talking film THE MAN WHO LAUGHED LAST (1929) opposite Sessue Hayakawa. Shortly after marrying wealthy industrialist Louis Schweitzer in 1931, Lortel retired from acting. In 1947, on the grounds of her Westport home, she established the White Barn Theatre, a summer theater which continues to operate. In 1955 Schweitzer purchased the Theatre de Lys for his wife, whose production of THE THREEPENNY OPERA ran there for almost seven years. In 1956 Lortel initiated the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Matinee Series, which presented plays at her theater for twenty years. Lortel produced more than 500 shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at the Library of Congress, at her White Barn Theatre, and elsewhere. The Theatre de Lys was renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in 1981. Lucille Lortel died on April 4, 1999, at the age of 98.

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2. NYPL Digital Collections
3. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Black, Kitty, 1914-
2. Cotes, Peter, 1912-
3. Grew, Mary, 1902-1971.
4. Halligan, Maureen.
5. Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993.
6. Wax, Emanuel.
7. White, Leonard.
8. Acker, Sylvia.
9. Allison, Michael.
10. Berman, Lois.
11. Brown, Tina Tippit.
12. Sargent, Edith Drake.
13. Drake, Ervin.
14. Farrell, Minerva.
15. Hodges, Gil.
16. Hodges, Lonnie.
17. McConnell, Maryanna.
18. Martin, Elliot.
19. Montevecchi, Liliane.
20. Oakie, Victoria Horne.
21. Lewis, Abby.
22. Seymour, John D., 1897-
23. Sosenko, Anna.
24. Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003.
25. Taylor, Robert.
26. Tompkins, Robert.
27. Volle, Danielle, -2000.
28. Williams, Maggie.
29. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
30. Blessing, Lee.
31. Dalrymple, Jean.
32. Fugard, Athol.
33. Havoc, June.
34. Hiss, Alger.
35. Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995.
36. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004.
37. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994.
38. Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991.
39. Mason, Marshall W.
40. O'Casey, Eileen.
41. O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
42. Rainer, Luise, 1910-
43. Saddler, Donald.
44. Strasberg, Anna.
45. Strasberg, Lee.
46. Wallace, Hazel Vincent, 1919-
47. Curcio, Vincent.
48. Eliot, Drew.
49. Glenn, Robert.
50. Henderson, Mary C., 1928-2012.
51. Marvin, Blanche.
52. Wilson, Edwin, 1927-

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 2001-006
2. *ZC-606